Cotton-planter.



No. 791,161. l PATENTBD MAY 30, 1905. W. L. PAUL. COTTON PLANTER.

APPLIOATION FILED 00122, 19025 2 sums-sum 1.

110,791,161; 'PATENTED MAY30,1905.

W. L. PAUL.

COTTON PLANTER.

APPLICATION 311.51) 00122, 1902. I

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I WILLIAM L. PAUL, OF BRADLEY, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOB TO DAVIDBRADLEY MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF BRADLEY, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION UNITED STATES OF ILLINOIS.

Patented May 30, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

. COTTON-PLANTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 791,161, dated May 30, 1905. Application filed October 22, 1902. Serial No. 128,365-

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, WILLIAM L. PAUL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bradley, in the county of Kankakee and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cotton-Planters,- of which the-following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to planters, and is particularly adapted for cotton-planters, although it maybe used in other kinds of seeding-machines; and its principal object isto provide a planter by which the ground may be opened, a furrow or trench to receive the seed made in the ground, and the seed deposited in the trench and covered and in which the frame carrying the plow, the furrow-blade, the coverers, and the seedbox may be lifted as a whole out of the ground or lowered into it a proper depth, and in which at the same time the portion of the frame which contains the seedboX, the blade for digging the trench or furrow, and the coverers may be free to rise and fall independently of the first-named frame. I attain this object as hereinafter described and as illustrated in the drawings.

That which I regard as new will be set forth in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation, and Fig. 2 is a top or plan view.

Referring to the drawings, 3 4 indicate wheels, one of which is keyed or otherwise secured to an axle 5, on which they are mounted and which is journaled in suitable bearings 6, secured to the rear or seat frame-7, hereinafter described.

8 indicates a tongue.

9 indicates a standard, which is pivotally supported upon the rear end of a brace 10, secured to the tongue 8 in such a way that the standard 9 may swing vertically forward and backward upon such pivotal support. The upper end of the standard 9 is bifurcated and extends upward upon each side of the tongue 8 and carries a cross-bar 4: 1, which is pivoted between the bifurcated upper end of the standard 9.

45 indicates a rod, which is secured to th upper surface of the tongue 8 and passes through a suitable opening in the cross-bar 4A I and whose function it is to open up the ground ahead of the seeding devices, hereinafter described.

12 indicates a frame, which is secured at its forward end to the tongue 8, so as to be rigid therewith. The frame 12 at the rear of the tongue is bent or otherwise formed into a rectangular shape, as is best shown in Fig. 2, so as to surround the seedbox, hereinafter described, and is provided at its rear end with a rearward projection 13. The rear or seat frame 7 is pivoted at its forward end by bolts 14. to the sides of the rectangular portion of the frame 12 near the rear end of the tongue 8, forming a pivotal point of support on which the tongue and front frame, which, as said.

above, are rigid with one another, may move. 15 indicates a standard, which Is secured to the rear of the rear frame 7 and supports upon its top a seat 16, braced by a brace 17.

' 18 indicates a lever pivoted to the standard 15 and provided with .a bell-crank lever 19, pivoted in its forward end. e

. 20 indicates a segmental rack-bar, which is secured to the standard 15.

21 indicates a dog, of the usual form and construction, adapted to engage the teeth of the segmental rack 20 and is operated in the usual manner by means of a link 22, connected at one end with said dog 21 and at the other end with said bell-crank lever 19.

The lever 18, bell-crank lever 19, dog 21,

link 22, and segmental rack 20 'may be of any approved form and construction, and as they form of themselves no part of my present invention need no further description.

23 indicates a link, which is pivotally connected at one end with the lever 18 and at the other end with the rearward projection 13 of the frame 12. By moving the lever 18 up or down the front frame 12 and the tongue 8, with the plow 11 and seeding devices, hereinafter described, may be raised or lowered from the point at which the forward end of the tongue 8 is secured to the neck-yoke of the horses, (not shown,) so that the plow and seeding devices, hereinafter described as a whole, may be raised from the ground or lowered into it to any required depth, the lever 18 locking, by means of the dog 21, to the segmental rack 20 in order to hold the parts in the desired position.

24 indicates a frame, which is preferably formed of a steel bar bent into a shape to receive and support the seedbox 25. The forward ends of the bar which forms the frame 24 are broughttogether and are pivotally connected at their forward ends by means of a pin 26, which passes through suitable openings in a lug 27, securedto-the rear side of the standard 9. contains several openings in order that the point of support of the frame 24 may be varied as occasion may demand. The seedbox 25 is, as was said, supported in the frame 24 and is provided with a seed-chute28, through which the seed may drop to the ground.

29 indicates a furrow-opener, which is secured to the forward side of the chute 28 belowthe seedbox 25, behind the plow 1'1, and is suitably braced by a brace 30.- The furrow-opener'29 is of a shape suitable to plow a" trench in the ground behind the spreaderplow 1 1, into which trench the seed may be deposited".

31 indicates coverer-blades, of any wellknown form and description, secured to the rear part of the frame 24 and braced by suitable braces 32. The coverer-blades 31 are of any well-known form and description and are trench formed by the furrow-opener 29. The" seedbox 25 is equipped with any suitable form of seeding mechanismsuch as a wheel 33, driven by sprocket-chains 34 and sprocketwheels 35, secured to the axle 5 and shaft 5. As these seeding devices may be of any approved form and construction and form no part of my present invention, they need not be further described here.

The seat-frame 7 and frame 12, connected together as above described, may be called the main frame of the machine, and the frame 24, pivotally connected therewith, may be called the supplementary frame.

The supplementary frame 24, extending rearward, may be said to be within the main frame in the sense that the vertical planes of its sides lie within the vertical planes of the sides of the frames 12 and 7.

36 indicates-an upright, which is bifurcated at its lower end and is secured to the rear part of the frame 24, the upper end of which The lug or projection 27 passes upward through a suitable opening in the rearward projection 13 of the frame 12, so as to slide longitudinally of itself therein. The upper end of the upright is provided with several openings 37, adapted to receive a pin 38, which may bear upon the upper side of the rearward projection and prevent the upright 36, and with it the frame 24- and seedbox 25, from dropping any lower than may be desired. By means of the several openings the depth to which the frame 24, with the seedbox 25, may drop may be suitably controlled.

39 indicates a presser-wheel, which is journaled in the rear ends of a bar 40, which is pivoted at 41 at its front end to the frame 24.

41 indicates a rod, which is pivoted at its lower end to the bar 40 and passes upward through a suitable opening in the rearward projection 13 of the frame 12.

42 indicates a collar, which is secured by a set-screw 43 to the rod 41.

44 indicates a spiral expansion spring, which bears at its lower end upon the top of the collar 42 and at its upper end below the projection 13 of the frame 12, whereby the presser-wheel- 39 may be pressed upon the ground, so as to assist in covering the seed with a variable pressure and at the same time may be free to rise and fall over inequalities of the surface.

By means of the devices above described by moving the lever 18 the tongue and frame 12 may be raised from the ground by the driver sitting in the-seat 16, so that the plow 11 may be raised from the ground, lifting also with it the frame 24, raising the seedbox 25, and lifting the plow 29 and coverers 3,1 entirely out of the ground whenever it may be desired, and also by lowering the lever 18 the frame 12 may be lowered, so as to allow the plow 11 to enter the ground to spread the ground in front of the plow 29. At the same time the frame 24 will fall with the frame 12, so as to permit the plow 29 to plow a seedtrench in the ground and the coverers 31 to properly cover the seed. At the same time the frame 24, which supports the scedbox, the plow 29, and the coverers 31, will be free torise and fall on the pivotal point 26 of the frame 24, whereby the plow 29 and coverers 31, being held in the ground by the weightof the frame 24 and the seed box 25 and attached devices, may engage the ground yieldingly, so as to rise and fall as the planter is in operation.

That which I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination with an axle, wheels mounted thereon, a frame journaled on said axle, a tongue pivotally connected with said frame, and means mounted on said frame and adapted to raise and lower said tongue, of a seedbox-frame pivotally connected with said tongue and adapted to swing vertically on its vsniei' pivot, a seedbox carried by said seedboxframe, and means for variably limiting the downward movement of' said seedbox-frame,

substantially as described.

2. The combination with an axle, wheels mounted thereon, a frame journaled on said axle, a tongue pivotally connected with said frame, a plow carried by said tongue," and means mounted on'said frame for raising and lowering said tongue, of a seedbox-frame pivotally connected with said tongue and adapted to swing vertically on its pivot, a seedbox carried by said seedbox-frame, and means for variably limiting the downward movement of said seedbox-frame,substantiallyas described.

3. The combination with anaxle, wheels mounted thereon, a frame jou-rnaled on said axle, a tongue pivotally connected with said frame, a plow carried by said tongue, and means .mounted on said frame for raising and lowering said tongue, of a seedbox-frame piv- -otally connected with said tongue and adapted to swing vertically on its pivot, a seedbox. carried by said seed box-frame, means for variably limiting the downward movement of saidseedbox-frame, and a furrow-opener mounted on said seedbox-frame,substantially as described.

4. The combination with an axle, Wheels mounted thereon, a frame journaled on said axle, a tongue pivotally connected with said frame, a plow carried by said tongue, and means mounted on saidframe for raising and lowering said tongue, of a seedbox-frame pivotally connected with said tongue and adapted to swing verticallyon its pivot, a seedbox carried by said seedbox-frame, means for variably limiting the downward movement of said seedbox-frame, a furrow-opener mounted on said seedbox-frame, and coverers carried by said seedboxframe behind said furrow-opener, substantially as described. I

5. The combination with an axle, wheels mounted thereon, a frame journaled on said axle, a tongue pivotally connected with said frame, a plow carried by said tongue, and means mounted on said frame for raising and lowering said tongue, of a seedbox-frame pivotally connected with said tongue and adapted to swing vertically on its pivot, a seedbox car:

ried by said seedbox-frame, means for variably limiting the downward movement of said seedbox-frame, a furrow-opener mounted on said seedbox-frame, coverers carried by said seedbox-frame behind said furrow-opener, a support pivoted to said seedbox-frame and adapted to swing vertically on its pivot, a presserwheel journaled on said support, and a spring bearing on said support and adapted to yieldingly hold said presser-whcel in engagement with the ground, substantially as described.

6. In a seeding-machine, the combination of atongue, a wheel-frame pivotally connected at its forward end to said tongue, a supplementary frame, means pivotally connecting said supplementary frame with said tongue,

and seeding devices carried by said supplementary frame, substantiallyas described.

7. In a seeding-machine, the combination with a main frame, of a standard connected with said main frame, and a sweep carried by tending rearward of said standard and having a pivotal connection w1th said main frame,

and a seedbox and shovels supported by the supplementary frame, substantially as described.

8. In a seeding-machine, the combination of a tongue and carryingwheels, of a main frame supported on said carrying-wheels and connected with said tongue, a standard supported by said tongue, a sweep mounted on "said standard, of a supplementary frame exsaid standard, a supplementary frame pivotallyconnected with said standard and extending rearward therefrom, and a seedbox and shovels supported by said supplementary frame, substantially as described.

9. In a seeding-machine, the combination.

of a'main frame, a tongue, a sweep carried thereby, a supplementary frame pivotally connected with said sweep and extending rearward therefrom, and seeding devices carried by said supplementary frame, substantially as described.

10. In a seeding-machine, the combination of a carriage, draft devices, a sweep connected with the carriage, a frame pivotally connected,

at the front with said draft devices through said sweep, and seeding devices carried. by said frame, substantially as described.

11. In a seeding-machine, the combination of acarriage, draft devices, a sweep pivotally connected with the carriage, a frame pivotally .connected at the front with said sweep, and seeding devices carried by said frame, substantially as described.

12. In a seeding-machine, the combination of a carriage, draft devices, a sweep connected with the carriage, a frame pivotally connected at the front with said draft devices through said sweep, and seeding devices carried by.

14. In a seeding-machine, the combination of a carriage, a sweep connected with the carriage, a frame pivotally connected at the front, with said sweep, and seedingdevlces carried by said frame.

15. In a seedlng-machme, the combination of a carriage, a sweep connected with the carriage, a frame pivotal ly connected at the front with said sweep, seeding devices carried by said frame, and means for raising said frame out of operative position. V

16. In a seeding-machine, the combination of a tongue, a wheel-frame pivotally connected with said tongue, a sweep connected with said tongue, a frame pivotally connected at the front with said sweep, and seeding devices carried by said latter frame.

17 In a seeding-machine, the combinationof a tongue, a wheel-frame pivotally connected with said tongue, a sweep connected with said tongue, a frame pivotally connected at the front with said sweep, seeding devices carried by said latter frame, and means for raising said frame out of operative position.

. 18. In a seeding-machine, the combination of a tongue having a rearward extension, a wheel-frame, a lifting-lever mounted on said wheel-frame and connected with said tongue extension, seeding devices pivotally connected with said tongue, and means for vertically moving said seeding devices with said tongue extension.

19. In a seeding-machine, the combination of a tongue having a rearward extension, :1 wheel-frame, a lifting-lever mounted on said wheel-frame and connected with said tongue extension, seeding devices pivotally connected with said tongue, means for vertically moving said seeding devices with said tongue extension, and a sweep in advance of said seeding devices.

\VILLIAM. L. PAUL.

Witnesses:

F. W. BICKNELL, D. THoMsoN. 

